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many as 12 ATM25 desktops, and give them all 155 Mbps access to an ATM
server. When used in conjunction with IBM
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s Turboways 100 Mbps ATM
Adapters on the workstations, performance can meet or exceed some 155 Mbps
adapter/switch combinations.
Figure 18. ATM 100 Mbps MIC/SC Fiber M o d u l e with Redundant A T M Backbone Links
The second example, above, shows how you can connect the high-performance
workgroup into the backbone network to access additional high-speed resources.
By implementing a second backbone link connected to a different switch in the
backbone, you can provide additional bandwidth for your users and enhance the
network
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s availability to your workgroup even if one of the collapse-point
switches fails.
Chapter 4. IBM 8285 ATM Modules
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